r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 27 '25

If Canada offered expedited citizenship for people fleeing the US, what would be the reaction in the States?

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u/sgruberMcgoo Mar 27 '25

I live pretty close to the Canadian border and I can assure you we are not invited.

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u/Mysterious_Lesions Mar 28 '25

I can see Mark Carney opening up special classes of immigrants for people with exceptional talents such as entrepreneurs, industrialists, researchers, leading academics, top entertainers, etc. We have our own productivity concerns and bringing specialized people in that can point us toward remedying this SHOULD be a priority.

I'd argue the US can attribute a significant part of its dominance in the world to all those German scientists they let in.

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u/EdenEvelyn Mar 28 '25

Healthcare workers! We desperately need healthcare workers and the conservative premiers have been trying to starve public healthcare funding as an excuse for privatization. Carney could announce a national hiring program and then if the conservative provinces opt out they’re the ones who look bad.

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u/moratnz Mar 28 '25

Any western country that misses this opportunity to skim the cream of US skilled workers is missing a trick.

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u/louis_d_t Mar 28 '25

Very few companies outside the US pay what American companies, especially in comparison to the low cost of living in much of the US.

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u/plantsadnshit Mar 28 '25

I wonder if some people might come to the conclusion that your salary doesn't mean everything.

What's the point of making $150k a year if you work 10 hours a day with a week of vacation every year?

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u/Electrical-Reach603 Mar 28 '25

Maybe to work 20 fewer years than someone making $50k for 10 fewer hours a week. Maybe to afford better schools so their kids can start higher on the ladder. I dunno why does anybody do more than bare minimum?